Why do people love to say something is true merely because it is in the Bible?

Question

I mean, really? Even if it goes against all common sense?

Grrr....How do you know God wrote the Bible?

I am not saying everything in the Bible is false or goes against common sense.

I believe in God. But, some things in the Bible just don't seem right, and this book has been written, copied by hand over and over, and translated into many languages. So, there is a high probability that there are some errors in there, and I find it hard to believe some people don't realize that.

Answer 1

I feel it is because alot of people do not understand how much Mankind had to do with the writing of the Bible. There are many things that were taken out and many things added in at the time by the people in power. The main thing I believe is to be a Loving and Caring person to all that you can be, and when you meet people who just can't except this type of life then don't surround yourself with that type of people. Don't just talk the talk of faith but walk the walk, God wants Spiritual Fruits not Religous Nuts!!!

Answer 2

I used to read the Bible every single day...and I ended up becoming a Muslim. Go figure.

1. Christians who say they believe every word written in the Bible really don't. I mean how can they? For instance they don't follow the Jewish laws for Kosher foods.
2. The Bible is full of contradiction. There's not just one, but two accounts of the creation.
3. Some parts of the Bible are merely people writing their own opinion, but it's not necessarilly what God would've said. For example there's a part that says that the wicked deed of a man is better than the good deed of a woman. Look it up in the book of Sirach in any Catholic Bible.
4. The Bible has been translated, so you really have to look to the original language to get the exact meaning (which, unfortunately, doesn't exist, as far as I know anyways). Sometimes there is no word in the English language to describe certain ideas.
5. Christians believe things that did not come from the Bible. The word "trinity" does not appear even once in the whole book, but rather it says that God is one. It also says not to worship anything other than God, but look what they did to Jesus. Some even worship Mary and other saints.
6. The Bible does not say that Jesus is divine. In fact, it refers to him as "prophet" or "son of man"
7. The original message taught by Jesus has been influenced by Pagan beliefs. It is a pagan belief that a god of some sort can have a human son, anyone who has read Greek or Roman mythology knows this. Furthermore, the Jews did not make images or statues, as it violates the 10 commandments, but somehow the Christians decided that it's ok.

Hope that answers your question. I highly encourage you to read the Bible regularly and become familiar with it yourself.

Answer 3

Good question. As is almost always the case with a religion, it is a question of faith. There is no scientific proof, and regardless of what many claim, there is little historical proof for many events in this collection of sacred stories.

For example, National Geographic recently produced a program that clearly states that absolutely no archeological evidence has been discovered to confirm the story of Moses and the Hebrews Exodus from Egypt. (And some are inclined to claim that this is yet another example of the deception caused by Satan, because the Bible says that will happen.) So what, then, is the proof that it occurred? The only evidence is the Biblical story of Exodus. So, for those who believed that it happened, it's a question of faith.

A related concern that I have is why do people insist on saying that "God wrote the Bible"? God didn't WRITE anything. Humans WROTE the Bible, over many, many centuries, whether or not the words that are contained within it are divinely inspired.

Tangentially, some of these people might also claim that "Jesus is God." Then, by putting these together and following the same logic, we can then conclude that "Jesus wrote the Bible." Is that the case?

And for everyone who says that "God wrote the Bible", then using that same logic one must accept that "God 'wrote' the Quran". For the words contained within are believed to be the Word of God as delivered to the Prophet Muhammad.

And yet, so many who claim that the Bible is "The Word of God" then condemn the Holy Scriptures of Islam. Why? Because they don't believe in them.

I am simply left scratching my head.

Answer 4

The Bible proves itself to be true through prophesy. Thus it follows that it's a credible source of information and the assertions and information offered in it are legitimate.

I know God wrote the Bible because it says so - in the Bible. =)

Also, I don't believe it goes against common sense. It might, if it were simply a book that some random person/people had written and then decided to make it ultimate law. But this book was written by God and recorded by many men over many years, so that all of it agrees with the other parts and the prophecies, which God gave us throughout the ages, are proved later on in the Bible, providing faithful believers with proof that the Bible is valid. Not all people will believe this, though, or have eyes to see it; to them it does defy common sense, and not much can be done to change that I suppose, short of becoming a Christian...

p.s. If you believe in God, then you might also believe that he would preserve his truths and not let simple men corrupt them. Sure, there are translations, and words may vary from version to version, but the truth behind the words remains the same. God is powerful enough, capable enough, and caring enough to ensure that his Word is preserved for us in a form intact and true enough that we can rely on it. Otherwise, what do we have? God speaks to us, sure, but we rely (or should rely) heavily on his Holy Spirit who speaks primarily to us through the Bible. If we can't trust the latter, how can we ever trust the former, and therefore, ultimately, God? I sure couldn't. That's why I support the assertion of an inerrant Bible - God would not provide such a weak and damaged link for us, not when it's to guide our lives and our relationship with him...

Answer 5

Nowhere is it written that God wrote the Bible. The Old Testament was written by many men over a very long period of time. It has been written and interpreted by many different people. It was to keep order, and give hope to the people it was written for....the Jewish People. The New Testament was written for Christians....people who came after Christ. If reading the Bible helps a person stay on the right path then good for them but how "Christian" is it to find something in the Bible that makes it OK to hate people, any people? That's the part that makes me not want to be apart of the "Christian" movement.

Answer 6

In your IM you mentioned Exodus 21:22-25 as your example.

The first thing you have to do is look at this verse in context. Exodus 21:22-25 is part of God giving the commandments to Moses. These were the laws that he was handing down to the Jews on how they should live.

Exodus 21:22-25 reads: "If a men who are fighting hit a pregnant woman and she gives birth prematurely, but there is no serious injury, the offender must be fined whatever the woman's husband demands and the court allows. But if there is serious injury, you are to take life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, burn for burn, wound for wound, bruise for bruise."

God was telling the Jews "Look, if you harm, even by accident, a woman who is pregnant, causing her to give birth prematurely or even worse to miscarry, there must be punishment for the offender. If there's no serious injury then the woman's husband and the courts will set the penalty. If there is serious injury, then the penalty should be equal and commensurate with the injury."

The problem, and I am not flaming you in anyway or trying to be mean, I am just pointing it out, the problem is that people do not read the Bible in context. Without reading chapters and verses in context things do look a bit off.

Yes, I understand that the Bible was written over thousands of years, translated many, many times by many people and that there are errors. Not that there could be, there are. Just look at the onset of the whole Protestant movement by Martin Luther. The Catholic Bible at the time had translated a verse that said "Thou shalt do penance." Which they interrpreted as Hail Mary's and Our Father's after confession. Martin Luther however re-translated it and found that it said "Be penatent." Which changes the meaning entirely.

I am sorry for the long winded answer, but for the most part, I believe what the Bible says. I research it thoroughly, against the other things in the Bible and I take it in context. So far, I have yet to find anything that goes against my common sense.

So my suggestion, really get in there, read the Bible, don't just pluck verses like most people do and twist them to fit their own meaning. If someone spouts a verse, go look it up and read everything around it. 9 times out of 10, you'll get what they are saying in the Bible.

Answer 7

I've read all the posts and am a bit suprised that they try to convince you of their truth. I'm not saying it isn't true, I'm saying that there is really no way to convince someone in this forum to believe in the Bible like we Christians do.

I find so many like to quote the Bible, but if someone doesn't believe in it to begin with, it is sort of pointless. Except in one circumstance. I find that sometimes sharing how certain verses or stories in the Bible have actually affected my life helps non-believers to understand my faith in the Good Book.

So my friend, all I can tell you is that when I need to know which fork in the road to take in my life, when I need comfort, when I need guidance from the Father, I turn to my Bible. Having studied it my entire life I can usually find something easily that will apply to the situation I am in.

And if I do what it says, even if it honestly goes against my own common sense, I come out not just ahead, but blessed with even more than I expected. This is why if it is in the Bible, I know it is true.

Answer 8

I, just a few months ago, had a discussion with a friend of mine regarding how long a person could live without food or water. I thought a person could live a week or so on water alone but only a few days without any nutritional needs being met whatsoever. My [stupid] friend told me that a person could survive forty days without water. Why one may ask? In all seriousness, she told me that Jesus did it and so could anybody else. (However, I think that if I shipped her *** out to the desert, she would instantly disagree!) If that doesn't go against all common sense, I don't know what does... I think that some people -especially highly religious people- just need something to cling to something that has been written and that so many people 'believe' in. Also, I think that the less intelligence a person has -lacking common sense, the more likely that person is to trust in anything that they can, even if it's completely ridiculous!

Answer 9

Because when God says it, it is true. Your common sense does not override God. He sometimes laughs at our common sense. Man did not write the bible (as previously posted). Holy men of God wrote the bible as they were led by God's Spirit. The bible is not just one book written at one setting. It is an accumulation of letters written by these men of God over several hundred years.

If you will read it you will find that the writers all agree with each other and the prophecies are 100 % accurate. Read Isaiah 53 which was written about Jesus about 600 years before He was even born and then read the Gospels. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John all agree with each other. And there are many other examples if you will just read it.

Answer 10

I have read the Bible, well parts of the Bible, where they talk about sex and violence, and I know that it is absolutely the God given truth down to every last word. You should also do what the Bible tells you to do right down to the last jot and title. For example, Exodus 22:18 says "Thou shalt not permit a witch to live." So, I wait for hunting season with my sling so that when I see one, boingl, and the head goes over my mantle to prove I am doing God's will. After all, "by their works you shall know them".
Now I also know that I do not always get it so it is really important to have someone interpret the Bible for me. After all, I have been told I'm pretty stupid and I agree so I need help with the interpretation. Like the other day when my minister, a real profit of God, and I'm sure he is because he told me that God appointed him profit, anyway, he says that I need to give him ten percent of my pay check before taxes and FICA and that other stuff and give it to him so he can prove to the congregation that he is blessed by God and claim his property. He says it's a freaking sin to keep God's money and he told me that if I give him and God a buck, then I will get a hundred back. A guy at the bar says, that's karma but I told him I was a Christian. He said
What ever.
My preacher said the the Bible is totally correct but some times it is hard for stupid people like me to understand and he will help me but I need to pay him. He says that's the way it is and that's the way God likes it.
I just keep waiting patiently until my ship load of loot to come in. The guy at the bar says that sounds like the "cargo cult", I just said, What ever.

Answer 11

Some parts of the Bible, especially the Old Testament, are not to be taken literally. They are like the parables of Christ a story told about one thing but meaning something else. If you use the Bible as your only source of information, you will refer to it and believe everything that is written. As informed Christians, we should read more of the history of the time and the culture to better understand the writings in the Bible.